Patents by Inventor Larry D. Renaker

Larry D. Renaker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Bead vice tire tool
    Patent number: 6564848
    Abstract: A tire tool for facilitating the removal of a tire from a wheel rim having multiple radially spaced stud holes. The tire tool comprises a main body portion with two threaded bores at opposite ends of the main body portion. Secured to a first threaded bore of the main body portion is a means for driving the first end of the main body portion in a downward direction. The driving means is adapted to rest on the inner edge of a tire. Secured to the second threaded bore of the main body portion is a means for releasably securing the main body portion to the plurality of stud holes of the rim. The tire removal is accomplished by the downward driving force which causes the bead of the tire to break from the rim of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Gaither Tool Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard W. Brahler, II, Larry D. Renaker